Author: Claire George
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Confessions of a Corporate Mum
Ever wondered what other women are thinking? I remember years ago, attending a conference where the CEO of Carnival Cruises in Australia spoke. It was an honest and upfront discussion about her challenges as a woman in leadership and she confessed to many of the insecurities she felt on a regular basis. She told a…
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Managing different communication styles…
I’ve learnt through my experiences at work, that it is important to be tuned into how the people you work with absorb information…especially your Manager, or people you need to build trust with. You see, everyone has their own communication preference, and everyone absorbs information different ways. There are lots of different official theories about…
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Thinking…it’s a dreadful affliction…take a brain break
Ahhh…overthinking things, it’s one of my favourite party tricks and one that challenges me on a daily basis. How do I stop my whirlwind of a mind going from topic to topic in a split second, whirring around creating chaos but no real outcomes or results. My husband came home yesterday after delivering a presentation…
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My personal cheerleader…
I’ve talked before about some of the bad managers I have had during my career… like Teflon, or the manager who threatened to throw her laptop at me (and I haven’t even written about “the aggressor” yet). But mostly, I have had the pleasure of working under some pretty amazing, influential and inspiring managers. I…
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Keeping up appearances…
It’s been so long since I’ve had to worry about my appearance when it comes to work, because most of the time I’m hidden at home…behind a telephone line and a screen. And when I do connect in, I can brush my hair and keep my tracksuit pants on. So I forgot how much that…
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Are you happy with where you are today?
I’m so excited…and I just can’t hide it…I’m about to lose control and I think I like it…you are required to sing this section of my blog, aka Pointer Sisters from the 80’s. Why am I excited? Because interesting things are happening with my work at the moment, the project I am working on is…
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Social Communication – I’ve finally found my thing!
As I’ve mentioned before, being digitally savvy has never actually been my thing. I’m not a socially born millennial and for years I watched in confusion as my sister designed her first My Space page and then kept telling me I should get onto Facebook while I shrugged and said “nah..don’t really get that…
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Don’t let fear hold you back…
Celebrating my lovely neice’s 9th birthday this week, I found myself facing a mega trampoline and a big, big foam pit. I watched as each child before me somersaulted and catapulted themselves into that foam pit, and I really really wanted to do it too. So, to my family’s horror, I joined the queue. But…
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Being fair doesn’t mean being equal
I was watching an interview on TV today about women working from home instead of in the office once they have had children (revolutionary topic!?!?). It reminded me how fortunate I am working for a company which has provided a flexible working environment which has changed from working full time in the office, to full…
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I’m not busy…really…I’m not…
I’ve got a lot on at the moment. Sometimes I’m not sure whether I’m coming or going, I’ve got so much going on in my brain. But I’ve been trying really hard not to use the word “busy” because everybody, so it seems, is “busy”. It has become a standard response when people ask you…
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